The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-22

INC Cte War.
Sir George Pullman and his brothers are
preparing to celebrate the eightieth birth.
day anniversary OF their mother nexts sum.
mer at the Thousand Islands.
Rev Samuel Butterfeld. a Universalist
minister Of Sebago. Me-, has Joined Henry
Georges party at the age OF seventy-fve
and will take the stump.
A telegram had been received regarding
the ARRAY at Lisdoolvarna, Ireland. Con-
stable Whelan was killed and three Others
seriously hurt. The five men captured
were arrested inside OF the house OF Farm
er Sexton. Two more were identified.
Farmer Sexton, whom the gang meant to
murder, had been summoned by the league
and censured, and he had promised to sur
render his farm, but did not do so. The
gang thereupon entered his house, when the
police, who lay in ambush, surprised them.
Archbishop Lynch says in a letter to
Stewart Lyon: Henry Georges doctrine
by the Holy See. DR.. McGlynn's excom-
munication was occasioned by his persist
emit refusal to obey the command OF the
Holy See. DR.. McGlynn's case is purely
ecclesiastical. not political"
The Rev. Able Chebert. resident OF
Montreal, was indicted before the Queens
bench on a charge OF assaulting young
girl. The priest, through his counsel,
pleaded that his passions were too strong
to resist temptation.
Two hundred policemen and q strong
force of military escorted Mr.. O'Brien to
the court house at Mitchelstown, where
formal charge was made against him, and
he was remanded to Jail. The streets were
crowded with people and lined with troops.
Stones were thrown at the police escorting
O'Brien and several OF them were wounded.
The police then charged the crowd, using
their batons freely. and iniuring many OF
the spectators. Moonlighters murdered
Constable Wheleham and mortally wound
ed another officer near Ennis. County Clare.
Twelve policemen had waited in conceal
ment in house where they had learned
that number OF moonlishters would gath
er. When the moonlighters came they
were admitted, and the door closed and
locked after them. Then a fierce fight took
place in small room. There was no fir
ing. Five moonlighters were arrested.
Two Others ped.
The acting commissioner of the general
land office has submitted to the secretary
OF the interior bis report of the adjus tment
OF the grant for the Bayfield, branch OF the
Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha
railway. He finds that the company is en-
titled to 333, SCI acres, OF which 323, 600
acres have been approved to the State OF
Wisconsin for its benefit, leaving 1O1, 12G
acres still due; but OF the lands granted in
place thereof Al. 1862 acres are vacant and
subject to selection. Should these granted
lands be approved. the company will then
have received 37O,962 acres, or 81,
acres in excess OF the quantity to which it
is entitled. Therefore the report says the
company is not entitled to the certifca-
ton OF additional indemnity lands. There
are %. 900 acres ofunapproved indemnity
selections now pending, which, il the Sec
rotary concurs in this report, must be cam
celed. The commissioner also finus that
az the company did not construct it's road
upon the limit OF definite location. there
being three material reflections. it thereby
abandoned so much OF its grant as is
coterminous with these reflections.
The Montana legislature may again be
convened to correct the errors OF an extra
session.
The statement of the public debt OF the
dominion just issued by the finance depart.
ment shows the total set debt on Aug. 81
to have been S22S.495, 461, an increase
since June 20 OF So, 467, 500.
In parliament Balfour. secretary for
Ireland said: Sections account Of the
Mitchelstown shooting differed in very
vital particulars from accounts the govern
ment ha received. The government re-
porter, under escort OF t police, at
tempted to approach the vehicle from
which the speakers were to address the
people. Condor shouted to the people to
close up against the police. That was the
signal for the assault on the police-utterly
unprovoked and OF most violent and
brutal character. They were pelted with
stones and black thorn sticks, thrown out
OF formation, ridden down by men on
NJ nd Iriyap hoc l inside tho hc r,
| racks. The doors and windows OF the bar
! racks were broken, and it was then, IN
self-defense, that the shots were fired.
Fifty-four OF the police were struck and
twenty seven injured. The responsibility
rested with the band of politicians calling
themselves leaders OF the Irish people who
spoke OF the government reporters as
spies.
Otway L. Carter OF Mississippi has been
appointed 81 special agent for Indian dep
relation claims. The president has ap-
pointed Richard w. Dunlap consul atStrat.
| ford, Ont.
Postofice established: Dakota-Sogn,
| Nelson county. Postmaster UNASSIGNED
Dakota, Olga, J. B. Chale.
| The widow of Hon. Alexander Mitche
| has sold her interest in the family home at
| Milwaukee to her son, John L. Mitchell,
| for $4,000
| Colonel William Munger, an ex-congress
| man, and excolonel OF the 9th Ohio in
| the late war, Is dead.
Thirty counties in Missouri have adopt.
| ed prohibition under the local option law,
and the prohibitionists expect to carry IL
more counties within a fortnight.
Messers. Lebouchere, Helper, Drummer
and other members OF parliament adj
1 T. 1loJ
| to denounce the action OF the government
| Michael Davitt spoke at meeting in Dub
lin recently. He declared that he would
| adopt every word and meaning OF Mr.
| O'Brien's speech at Mitchelstown. Irish
| men would deserve the contempt OF the
world If they allowed themselves to b.
hunted from their cabins like beasts. HI
| complained bitterly against the constabu
larry for Staying their own kith and kin ir
/ cold blood, even without a word OF com
mand from their officers. II the slumber
faced as in 18S1-he hoped they would
not be-the blame for any evil wrought
upon Ireland would fail upon the instiga
| tors OF the Mitcheistown massacre.
Fred ROMEO, prisoner in jail at Clay
| Center Neb., committed suicide by sever
| ing the arteries in his wrist with a razor.
l. JOHu LuOOuys dS0u ~ "fso uluIucICe
near Fort Shaw Mon. Embody had SOLD
out part of his effects with theintent;on o
selling everything, and moving to New
I York, there to pass the remainder OF hi
days with some Of his children.
| At Sun River, Mont, q crowd was attract
ed by the cries OF a woman, a Mrs. Giles
who was found struggling with Alonzt
| Golden, a colored barber, who was at
/ tempting to outrage her. Only through thu
i exertions OF cool head in the crowd wa
hanging prevented.
Tie next reunion Of Crocker's Iowa brig
ade takes place at Davenport, Sept. q
i and 90.
Herr Most was refused certificate o
naturalization Mt New York.
ExsGov. Blackburn. of Kentucky, 10 re
ported to be sinking rapidly.
The remains OF Gen. fitzpatrick are 81
route from Santiago, Chill.
William A. Washington, the nearest liv
ing relative Of Gen. George Washington, ant
who was the last male representative Q
| the name, died at his honfe-in Queensland